A USN Captain is single-handedly sailing his yacht across the Atlantic when two UFOs scream overhead, shooting at each other... and at a USN carrier group that happens to be nearby.
Title and author of this novel, please.
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I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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Clue the first: the pilot of one UFO is an alien cyborg of sorts, whereas the pilot of the other UFO is a human female with a Russian name. But she is not Russian… she is in fact from the 25th century, and has travelled back in time to hunt the cyborg.
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Clue the second: the human UFO pilot crashes into the sea, gravely injured, and is rescued by the lone sailor.
As a bonus, here is an anagram of the title: Stop the local replay.
As a bonus, here is an anagram of the title: Stop the local replay.
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It must be Earth Space Typo – LOLL ... if it doesn't exist, it should.El Viejo wrote:Clue the second: the human UFO pilot crashes into the sea, gravely injured, and is rescued by the lone sailor.
As a bonus, here is an anagram of the title: Stop the local replay.
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<chuckles>
A clue to the anagram: an online pest follows the end!
A clue to the anagram: an online pest follows the end!
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<Smivs is good at anagrams>
The Apocalypse Troll, by David Weber.
The Apocalypse Troll, by David Weber.
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The Assassins XI play keepball... on your head, Smivs!
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Bugger – I was getting close with The Pope – A Scaly Troll ... 
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OK. (Bit hard to tell which is whichEl Viejo wrote:The Assassins XI play keepball... on your head, Smivs!
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OK, time for the clue.
In this first novel of a series, a master-criminal is finally captured and in a poacher-turned-gamekeeper scenario is given the task of thwarting an attempt by another arch-villain to build a superweapon of sorts.
Name of the novel and author please.
In this first novel of a series, a master-criminal is finally captured and in a poacher-turned-gamekeeper scenario is given the task of thwarting an attempt by another arch-villain to build a superweapon of sorts.
Name of the novel and author please.
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Time for another clue.
The 'superweapon' in question is a battleship, based on an old Imperial design and far more powerful than anything currently in existance.
The 'superweapon' in question is a battleship, based on an old Imperial design and far more powerful than anything currently in existance.
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This sounds vaguely like Eye of Terror by Barrington J Bayley.
A fairly good Warhammer 40,000 novel.
A fairly good Warhammer 40,000 novel.
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No, sorry Selezen, but it is not 
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It's been many, many years since I read it, and I can't remember the plot at all, but poacher-turned-gamekeeper sounds like Harry Harrison's The Stainless Steel Rat ...
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Indeed, yes. 'Slippery' Jim DiGriz AKA the Stainless Steel Rat. Well done.
Over to you, then.
Over to you, then.
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